545  
FZNT27 KNHC 182008  
OFFN06  
 
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
308 PM EST WED FEB 18 2026  
 
...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE  
THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED  
COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS...  
   
SYNOPSIS
 
MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY FRESH S TO SE WINDS AND  
MODERATE SEAS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN GULF  
THROUGH FRI AS RIDGING PREVAILS OVER THE EASTERN BASIN. LOOKING  
AHEAD, A STRONG COLD FRONT IS SLATED TO MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN  
GULF THIS WEEKEND AND SWEEP OVER THE BASIN THROUGH EARLY NEXT  
WEEK, AND WIDESPREAD FRESH TO STRONG N TO NE WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS  
ARE EXPECTED IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT.  
 
NORTHWEST GULF OF AMERICA  
   
TONIGHT
 
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
THU
 
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.    
FRI
 
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SAT
 
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SUN
 
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
MON
 
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.  
 
NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF AMERICA  
   
TONIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
THU
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
FRI
 
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SAT
 
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SUN
 
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.    
MON
 
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.    
MON NIGHT
 
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.  
 
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